EVACUATION SUPPORT IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN COAST RESIDENCE DISTRICT BASED ON LOCATION CHARACTERISTIC

Abstract

 This paper shows some reconstruction measures in damaged area by tsunami disaster from the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake. Damaged areas may be categorized into several patterns considering location characteristics and land area, namely, small village available to move to high ground, large town not available to move and so on. Some measures such as construction of elevated roads or manmade fill are proposed considering refuge time and distance.